Chapter 7 of Jerry Todd and the Talking Frog is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Jerry Todd and the Talking Frog is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust. Tom was the first one to speak up. “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.” Scoop turned quickly. “Not to have suspected what?” he inquired.
Chapter 7 of Jerry Todd and the Talking Frog is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading “Scoop turned quickly.”
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
believed likely
From this reading ““I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.””
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading ““I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
In this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
remove the dust from
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Not to have suspected what?” he inquired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
with speed
From this reading Scoop turned quickly.
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading Scoop turned quickly.
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
express in speech
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
believed likely
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
male cat
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Scoop turned quickly.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was asleep at the switch,” he said, talking more to himself than to us, “not to have suspected it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was the first one to speak up.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SOAP MAN We watched the rickety buggy until it had disappeared in the direction of town in a cloud of dust.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Not to have suspected what?” he inquired.
Chapter 7 of Jerry Todd and the Talking Frog by Leo Edwards holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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